Elwood
Traffic Intelligence Profile

SCATS-based vehicle movement profile generated from the Melbourne SCATS Intelligence Platform. Historical signalised-intersection movement analysis covering 2014–2026.
Generated: 20 May 2026
Suburb rank: #71
SCATS sites: 12
Postcode(s): 3184
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Suburb Map

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Executive Snapshot

Elwood contains 12 mapped SCATS traffic sites in this suburb-level profile. Across the historical dataset, these sites account for 2,204,322,856 vehicle movements, or approximately 2,204.3M.

The busiest mapped SCATS location in Elwood is Ormond Esp / St Kilda / Head, with 352,302,804 recorded movements across the historical period.

2,204.3MTotal mapped vehicle movements
12Mapped SCATS sites
#71Melbourne suburb movement rank
183,693,571Average movements per site
Interpretation: This profile should be read as a suburb-level movement exposure report based on mapped SCATS sensor locations. It is useful for local traffic reporting, OOH exposure review, planning discussion, business-location context and public-interest transport analysis.

Top SCATS Sites in Elwood

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#SCATS IDLocationTotal movementsMillionsRankMap
1 3022 Ormond Esp / St Kilda / Head
ORMOND ESP/ST KILDA/HEAD		 352,302,804 352.3M 94 Map
2 2312 Nepean / Glenhuntly / Hotham
NEPEAN/GLENHUNTLY/HOTHAM		 344,490,057 344.5M 102 Map
3 4859 NEPEAN near BURNS
NEPEAN NR BURNS		 275,034,553 275.0M 273 Map
4 2314 NEPEAN near SCOTT
NEPEAN NR SCOTT		 274,594,021 274.6M 277 Map
5 3019 Marine / Barkly / Glen Huntly
MARINE/BARKLY/GLEN HUNTLY		 173,928,343 173.9M 976 Map
6 4838 Marine / Dickens / Marina Ent
MARINE/DICKENS/MARINA ENT		 156,162,785 156.2M 1193 Map
7 2410 MARINE near ELWOOD CANAL
MARINE NR ELWOOD CANAL		 139,007,062 139.0M 1470 Map
8 3009 ORMOND ESP near PINE
ORMOND ESP NR PINE		 132,405,587 132.4M 1549 Map
9 3021 Ormond Esp / Elwood Beach Car
ORMOND ESP/ELWOOD BEACH CAR		 128,721,274 128.7M 1624 Map
10 3020 ORMOND ESP near BYRNE
ORMOND ESP NR BYRNE		 122,450,327 122.5M 1746 Map
Note: SCATS locations are assigned to suburbs using the latitude/longitude of each site. Boundary roads may influence nearby suburbs even when assigned to one suburb for repeatable reporting.

SCATS Sensor Map

This map shows the location of each mapped SCATS sensor associated with Elwood. Circle colours match the main full-network SCATS map. Click any circle to view the site name, movement total and a direct Google Maps link.

Interactive SCATS Sensor Map

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Traffic intensity circles
Red — Top 5% busiest Melbourne-wide
Orange — Top 20% busiest Melbourne-wide
Yellow — Middle-volume Melbourne-wide
Green — Lower-volume mapped site
Circle colours are based on each SCATS site's Melbourne-wide rank across the cleaned archive, not just its rank within this suburb. Circle size is scaled lightly by traffic intensity.

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Mapped SCATS sensors

  1. 1
    3022 — Ormond Esp / St Kilda / Head
    ORMOND ESP/ST KILDA/HEAD
    Top 5% busiest Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #94
    -37.891737, 144.990672
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  2. 2
    2312 — Nepean / Glenhuntly / Hotham
    NEPEAN/GLENHUNTLY/HOTHAM
    Top 5% busiest Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #102
    -37.883745, 144.996828
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  3. 3
    4859 — NEPEAN near BURNS
    NEPEAN NR BURNS
    Top 20% busiest Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #273
    -37.881266, 144.995392
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  4. 4
    2314 — NEPEAN near SCOTT
    NEPEAN NR SCOTT
    Top 20% busiest Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #277
    -37.879121, 144.994035
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  5. 5
    3019 — Marine / Barkly / Glen Huntly
    MARINE/BARKLY/GLEN HUNTLY
    Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #976
    -37.881692, 144.977774
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  6. 6
    4838 — Marine / Dickens / Marina Ent
    MARINE/DICKENS/MARINA ENT
    Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #1193
    -37.875341, 144.976877
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  7. 7
    2410 — MARINE near ELWOOD CANAL
    MARINE NR ELWOOD CANAL
    Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #1470
    -37.879146, 144.977385
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  8. 8
    3009 — ORMOND ESP near PINE
    ORMOND ESP NR PINE
    Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #1549
    -37.886574, 144.989564
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  9. 9
    3021 — Ormond Esp / Elwood Beach Car
    ORMOND ESP/ELWOOD BEACH CAR
    Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #1624
    -37.887692, 144.984971
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  10. 10
    3020 — ORMOND ESP near BYRNE
    ORMOND ESP NR BYRNE
    Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #1746
    -37.885289, 144.981004
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  11. 11
    4844 — St Kilda Street / G'Huntly / Tennyson
    ST KILDA ST/G'HUNTLY/TENNYSON
    Lower-volume mapped site
    -37.883274, 144.992264
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  12. 12
    2999 — BARKLY near SHELLEY
    BARKLY NR SHELLEY
    Lower-volume mapped site
    -37.878929, 144.978945
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Local Movement Context

Busiest Local Site

Ormond Esp / St Kilda / Head
352,302,804 vehicle movements
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Suburb Rank

Elwood ranks #71 among mapped Melbourne suburbs/localities by total SCATS movement volume in this generated suburb summary.

Likely Dominant Corridors

OOH and media relevance: Suburbs with concentrated SCATS movement corridors can be useful for billboard exposure review, local traffic journalism, corridor analysis and business-location intelligence.

SCATS Sensor Inventory

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SCATS IDFriendly nameOfficial nameTotal movementsPostcodeMap
3022 Ormond Esp / St Kilda / Head ORMOND ESP/ST KILDA/HEAD 352,302,804 3184 Open
2312 Nepean / Glenhuntly / Hotham NEPEAN/GLENHUNTLY/HOTHAM 344,490,057 3184 Open
4859 NEPEAN near BURNS NEPEAN NR BURNS 275,034,553 3184 Open
2314 NEPEAN near SCOTT NEPEAN NR SCOTT 274,594,021 3184 Open
3019 Marine / Barkly / Glen Huntly MARINE/BARKLY/GLEN HUNTLY 173,928,343 3184 Open
4838 Marine / Dickens / Marina Ent MARINE/DICKENS/MARINA ENT 156,162,785 3184 Open
2410 MARINE near ELWOOD CANAL MARINE NR ELWOOD CANAL 139,007,062 3184 Open
3009 ORMOND ESP near PINE ORMOND ESP NR PINE 132,405,587 3184 Open
3021 Ormond Esp / Elwood Beach Car ORMOND ESP/ELWOOD BEACH CAR 128,721,274 3184 Open
3020 ORMOND ESP near BYRNE ORMOND ESP NR BYRNE 122,450,327 3184 Open
4844 St Kilda Street / G'Huntly / Tennyson ST KILDA ST/G'HUNTLY/TENNYSON 79,035,455 3184 Open
2999 BARKLY near SHELLEY BARKLY NR SHELLEY 26,190,588 3184 Open

Methodology and Platform Context

This suburb profile is one local report generated from the wider Melbourne SCATS Intelligence platform. The platform converts more than 12 years of Melbourne traffic signal data into a public-facing transport intelligence layer covering historical movement totals, site rankings, corridor behaviour, suburb profiles, OOH exposure review, and reproducible data-quality evidence.

37,877,000,000Cleaned 15-minute SCATS observations
539,021,000,000Total cleaned vehicle movements analysed platform-wide
148/148Expected months processed in the reporting window
2014–2026Historical coverage window
How to read this suburb report: the suburb total shown earlier in this profile is this suburb’s portion of the mapped SCATS movement layer. The Melbourne-wide figures above describe the scale of the full platform, not this suburb alone. The suburb profile layer turns the city-wide dataset into 517 suburb/locality reports using 4,427 mapped SCATS sites.
Boundary caution: Some SCATS sensors sit on arterial roads, freeway interfaces or suburb boundaries. For repeatable reporting, each sensor is assigned to one suburb based on its coordinate. This makes the profiles reproducible, but nearby suburbs may still be affected by the same corridor.

Open-source project: https://github.com/clarketowson/melbourne-scats-intelligence

Generated by Melbourne SCATS Intelligence Platform · Clarke Towson, BCMS · Spotswood Trailers